పుక్కిటి పురాణాలతో ప్రొద్దుపుచ్చే వాడు పురాణాలు చెప్పగలడా?

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone loses a great benefit or ruins a major effort for the sake of a very trivial or insignificant thing. It highlights the lack of foresight and the foolishness of compromising a larger goal for a small temptation.

This expression suggests that for people who possess inherent wisdom, practical intelligence, or true realization (jaanalu), getting bogged down in pedantic scholarly debates or complex religious scriptures is unnecessary. It emphasizes that practical wisdom or intuitive understanding is superior to mere theoretical knowledge or ritualistic expertise. It is often used to point out that over-explaining things to an expert or a naturally intelligent person is a waste of time.

This expression is used to describe someone who talks endlessly or provides irrelevant, nonsensical, and long-winded explanations that have no basis in reality or logic. 'Guntaka' refers to a farming tool and 'Gampa' refers to a basket; pairing them with 'Puranam' (epic) and 'Shatakam' (collection of 100 verses) implies a fabricated or uselessly long story.

This expression describes the exhaustion and desperation of a person doing hard labor. It refers to a worker who is so tired that they are constantly looking at the sun and pleading for the day to end so they can finally rest.

This proverb highlights the futility and danger of two specific actions: engaging in heated arguments with wise or powerful elders (which leads to trouble) and attempting to befriend the dead (which is impossible or morbid). It is used to advise someone to respect social hierarchies and focus on the living and the practical.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is new to a role, job, or status and overdoes things due to excess enthusiasm or lack of experience. It refers to someone who doesn't know when to stop or doesn't understand the boundaries of their new situation, similar to how a new beggar might keep asking for alms at inappropriate hours.

This proverb warns that paying attention to hearsay, rumors, or others' manipulative talk without verifying the facts will eventually lead to harm or disaster. It is used to advise someone to be wary of people who try to influence them with gossip.

This proverb warns against the futility and disrespect of engaging in constant arguments with elders or ancestors. It suggests that such conflicts are destructive, lead to bad reputation, and result in mental unrest since elders possess more experience and ancestors represent one's roots.

This proverb is used to describe tasks or hobbies that are extremely exhausting, time-consuming, or require immense struggle to master. It suggests that learning ancient scriptures (Puranas) takes half of one's life/energy, but mastering music (Sangeetam) demands one's entire life and soul.

This expression is used to describe a situation where time passes by unnoticed or where one is delayed/distracted by many small tasks. Just as it is difficult to see exactly when the sun sets when you are in a dense grove of tall palmyra trees, this phrase refers to the deceptive nature of time or things that happen gradually without being obvious.